Game Developer Resources
A page of useful resources for game developers, such as tools, books, articles or websites.
A page of useful tools, books, articles or websites for game developers. This list will expand on as time moves on. Most of these tools are free to use or open source.
Graphics & Art
- krita, graphics program, photoshop alternative
- paint.net, graphics program
- Inkscape, vector program
- LibreSprite, pixel art graphics program
- asesprite, pixel art graphics program
- Affinity Publisher, layout & design software, InDesign alternative
- Shadertoy, online shader previewer
- Shaderfrog, online shader previewer
- Spritelamp, dynamic 2D lighting tool
- Tiled, free 2D & isometric map editor
- Fontstruct, pixel font creator
- snowb, bitmap font generator
- gameuidatabase.com, for references for game UIs
Programming
- Atom IDE, free code editor
- SonarQube Lint, code quality plugin for most IDEs
- Github Desktop, git GUI client
- GitKraken, git GUI client
- SourceTree, git GUI client
Audio & Sound
- freesound.org Creative Commons sound library
- pixabay.com royalty-free sound effects
- SFX Engine Sound Pack Weapons (Steam)
- BFXR sound generator
Video
- Da Vinci Resolve, powerful video editor
- Kapwing, online video editor
- lossless-cut, standalone video trimmer
- OBS Studio, video capture & twitch streaming
Project Management
Marketing
- 16 Mistakes that ruin your Youtube Videos (Youtube)
- Making Games that stand and survive (Youtube)
- Image to text (Alt text!) generator for your socials
- answersocrates.com google trend analysis
- LICEcap gif screencapture
Special Thanks
A thanks to those who also contributed to this list:
- @gobutiko.com on bluesky